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We could waste an awful lot of time niggling over petty details.对琐碎的细节吹毛求疵会浪费我们很多的时间。I can't stand the way he's always carping.我受不了他那副总是吹毛求疵的样子。You're always so critical.你老是这样吹毛求疵。And they say women are nitpicking.然后他们说女人爱吹毛求疵。I hated my father. He was hyper-critical and mean.我讨厌我父亲。他吹毛求疵，刻薄无情。They refused to print my letter as it was too critical.他们说我的信过于吹毛求疵，拒绝刊载。This season he's more determined than ever to prove the knockers wrong.这个赛季他决心要证明那些吹毛求疵的人是错误的。I noticed the guitar wasn't made of real wood, but I didn't say anything because you shouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth.我发现那把吉他不是实木的，但我什么也没说，因为对别人送的东西不该吹毛求疵。The critic nibbled at the young writer's new novel.那位批评家对这位青年作家的新小说作了吹毛求疵的抨击。If you spent less time nitpicking, you'd get more work done.如果你少花点时间吹毛求疵，就可以完成更多工作。A lot of nit-picking was going on about irrelevant things.对于毫不相干的事情进行大量吹毛求疵的批评。He's always niggling over small details.他总是对细节吹毛求疵。If I wanted to get really picky, I could go on and on.如果我真想吹毛求疵的话，我就会一直挑剔下去的。I've had enough of your constant nit-picking. Why can't you say something encouraging?我对你老是吹毛求疵受够了。为什么你就不能说些鼓励的话？Despite strong principles he was never censorious.他尽管原则性很强，却从不吹毛求疵。I was disappointed whenever the cook found fault with my work.每当厨师对我的工作吹毛求疵时，我都很失望。I don't intend to cavil or compromise.我不想吹毛求疵，也不会放松标准。No-one enjoys working for a boss who always finds fault with their work.没有人喜欢为一个老是对员工工作吹毛求疵的老板工作。The British press always knock British winners at any sport.英国新闻界总是对在体育项目上获胜的英国选手吹毛求疵。I love being given constructive feedback rather than carping criticism.我喜欢别人给我建设性的反馈而不是吹毛求疵的批评。I was surprised by the censorious tone of the book review.那篇书评吹毛求疵的口吻让我感到很吃惊。These cavils aside, most of the essays are very good indeed.这些吹毛求疵的批评暂且不论，多数论文的确是很不错的。A lot of nitpicking was going on about irrelevant things.吹毛求疵地大肆批评毫不相干的事情。It would be silly to look a gift horse in the mouth.对礼物吹毛求疵是愚蠢的。What a knocker he is; no matter what we suggest, he finds fault with it.他真是个吹毛求疵的人；不管我们提议什么他都能挑出毛病来。He's always nit-picking.他经常吹毛求疵。At every stage we met with pettifogging bureaucratic interference.在每一个阶段我们都遭到了吹毛求疵的官员的干预。She was in no mood to put up with Blanche's carping.她心情不好，受不了布兰奇的吹毛求疵。Ridley viewed his work with a cynical detachment.里德利以一种吹毛求疵的超然态度看待他的作品。A customer caviled about/over/at the price.一位顾客在价格上吹毛求疵。I can get down to nitpicking detail, I am pretty fussy about certain things.我会挑剔细节，我对某些事情相当吹毛求疵。I received endless, carping criticism.对我的批评连篇累牍、吹毛求疵。 |